Necktie



Jan. 13, 1942.

M. M. BROHARD, JR

NECKTIE Fiied Jan. 15, 1941 INVENTOR Patented Jan. 13, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE NECKTIE Montie M. Brohard, Jr., Norwood, Ohio Application J'anuary 13, 1941, Serial No. 374,270

2 Claims This invention relates to improvements in a necktie of the four-in-hand variety, and has as one of its objects the provision of a single pronounced dimple in the outer fabric of the tie directly beneath the knot.

Another object of the invention is to provide highly simplified and inexpensive means in a necktie construction, for establishment of a smooth and pronounced dimple of the character stated.

Another object is to accomplish the advantages mentioned without thickening the necktie, and without resorting to the use of extra layers and unusual types of material in the construction of the tie.

Another object of the invention is to include in the tie structure a simple and effective means incorporated in the lining, for causing the outer fabric to lay smooth within the limits of the knot.

The foregoing and other objects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the knotted necktie, parts Aof the outer fabric being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a. cross-sectionalview taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental plan view ofthe tie lining per se.

In the past, various necktie structures were proposed for the establishment of one or more dimples or recesses in the outer fabric of a necktie below the knot. The proposals of the past, however, were highly unsatisfactory and impractical for various reasons, for example, Vin some of the proposed constructions it was necessary to make the lining highly special and of unusual materials for the purpose, such as rub-` instance, the previously proposed structures were s' costly and added materially to the labor as well as to the amount of fabric required in the manufacture of the necktie.

All of the foregoing disadvantages have been f The stitches the tie.

all of the advantages sought have been gained using greatly simplified and inexpensive means involving no resort to added material.

With reference to the accompanying drawing the character 4 indicates generally the body or outer fabric of the necktie, while 5 indicates the lining fabric which is substantially enveloped by the outer fabric.' The bodyl or outer fabric may be of standard or customary construction, including a pointed end 6, hemmed and stitched as at 'I and 8 Where necessary, the thickness of the body or cuter fabric being indicated at 9 of Fig. 1. As is customary, the hemmed laps I0 and v I2 are provided at the back of the tie, these parts being overlapped asindicated at I3 and joined to the liner 5 by means of a loose slip stitching or basting thread or the like I4 applied throughr the overlap and the liner at widely spaced intervals to provide the long stitches I5. I5l ordinarily will be repeated throughout substantially the length of the tie liner for retaining the liner in proper position with relation to the body of the tie.

As shown, the liner 5, which is made of ordinary coarse fabric cut on a true 45 degree bias, is furnished with a longitudinal narrow slit I which lies along the center line of the fabric liner. The slit may-beformed either by slicing through the liner with a single cut of a knife, or by actually removing a narrow section of the fabric at each sideof the center line of the liner. The latter treatment is considered preferable as it more readily enforces the production of a pronounced dimple I'I beneath the knot I8 of While the dimensions of the slit or slot may be somewhat altered within reasonable limits, it is found that maximum desirable results are obtained by making the slit or slot about one-quarter inch wide, and of a length approximating one-fifth the length of the liner, or about seven inches. The location of the aperture I6 is such that the major portion thereof will in the normal knotting of the necktie, be disposed beneath the knot and project directly toward the pointed end of the tie body.

The production of the aperture I6 in the liner results in the formation of identical long narrow strips I 9 and 20 of liner fabric, bounded by outer edges 2! and inner edges 22 equally spaced. For accomplishing the best results, tension larresting means are incorporated in the strips I9 and 29, which arresting means in its simplest form may consist of the longitudinally disposed rows of stitching 23 and 24 located midway between the obviated by means of the present invention, and .55 edges of the strips I9 and 29, respectively. Thus the slit or aperture I6 is flanked at each side by a lining strip area and a tension arresting means, which are substantially coextensive with the length of the slit or aperture. tudina] lines of stitching 23 and 24 perform to create opposing tensions in the lining, decreasing the degree of elasticity of the fabric strips I9 and 2U so that the fabric of the tie body which lies upon the stitched strips is induced to remain smooth and flat when the knot is formed, except at the location II where the tie body fabric falls into the slit or aperture I6 to form a long central dimple or concavity. An incidental function of The two longithe stitching lines 23-24 is to tie the shortk threads of the bias cut lining material forming the side strips I9 and 20. As shown in Fig. 3, the stitch lines may extend slightly above and below the extremities of the slit or aperture I6. A minor portion of the upper ends of the lines of stitching, as well as a minor portion of the upper end of the slit or aperture, may be included within the knot I8 Without detracting from the tendency of the outer fabric to automatically or naturally fall into the aperture or slit I6 while concentrating every ysmall wrinkle at the region of the aperture or slit so as to form one single elongated dimple in the exact center of the tie. It may be said that the outer tie fabric naturally follows the line of least resistance upon formation of the knot, by falling into the elongated aperture or slit, while the adjacent portions at opposed sides of the dimple remain supported by the stitched strips I9 and 2IJ which define the single central recession furnished by the slit or aperture IB. The tension arresting means incorporated in the instant construction do not noticeably add to the thickness of the tie, nor will they mark the outer fabric when the tie is pressed. If desired, the stitch lines 23 and 24 may be joined together at their ends by short transverse lines of stitching, without detracting from the intended functions of the parts. As previously stated, the liner need not be of special material, but may be formed from the usual coarse weave of fabric cut on the bias at substan-v tially a 45 degree angle. Throughout the length of the tie, the liner is of a single thickness, jand no special effort need be made to increase itsl rigidity or fiexibility in order to enforce the production of the single central dimple at the front of the tie. In other words, the longitudinal strip regions I9 and 20 of the liner are equally as fiexible as theremaining portions of the liner, although their liability to stretch may bev somewhat limited by the tension arresting means indicated at,23 and 24. Y

As will readily be evident, the manufacturer of the improvedtie of this invention may proceed in the customary manner to vproduce the bodir of the tie, the only change required being the formation of the slit or elongated aperture I6 along the center line of the liner, with the addition of elongated lines of stitching substantially bisecting the resultant strips I9 and 20 at the opposite sides of the slit or aperture. The production of the improved necktie is one of great simplicity in comparison with previously proposed structures, so that all the advantages of the earlier structures are retained while the disadvantages thereof are obviated. The ultimate result is that the art of manufacturing neckties of the four-in-hand variety has been simplified and at the same time advanced in the interest of enhancing the appearance and facilitating the proper formation of the knot.

What is claimed is:

1. A four-in-hand necktie constructed so as to present a central dimple directly beneath the knot when tied, comprising in combination an outer fabric envelope having a knot-forming area, and a stretchable liner of bias cut coarse woven fabric enclosed within said envelope, the liner including outer side edges and having a medial elongated aperture midway between said side edges in the region of the knot-forming area of the outer envelope,leaving narrow bias cut disintegratable strips of fabric flanking said aperture, and stretch arresting means carried by the liner at oppositesides of the single aperture in substantially coextensive relationship thereto, said stretch arresting means being in the form of long lines of stitching disposed in substantial parallelism with the major axis of the elongated aperture, serving also to bind the short threads of the aforesaid narrow-strips of fabric which fiank the aperture, thereby to preclude disintegration of the narrow strips by separation of their constituent short bias cut threads.

2. A four-in-hand necktie constructed so as to present a central dimple directly beneath the knot when tied, comprising in combination an outer fabric envelope having i a knot-forming area, and a stretchable liner of bias cut coarse woven fabric enclosed within said envelope, the liner including outer side edges and having a medial elongated aperture midway between said side edges in the region of the knot-forming area of the outer envelope, leaving narrow bias cut disintegratable strips of fabric fiankingsaid aperture, and stretch4 arresting means carried by the liner at opposite sides of the single aperture, said stretch arresting means being in the form of long lines of stitching disposed in substantial parallelism with the major axis of the elongated aperture in flanking relationship to said aperture and extended beyond both ends ofr said aperture,

the stitching being in binding relationship to the short biased threads of the narrow fabric strips to preclude disintegration of the strips by sepa-V ration of their constituent short threads when the liner is subjected to tensile strains.

MONTIE M. BROHARD. JR. 

